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Mary Poppins Sculpture, Leicester Square, London
My friend Cathy Bonnell, a retired school librarian who lives in Phoenix, Arizona, loves to travel and recently spent two weeks in England with her daughter Courtney, a journalist. Cathy has contributed previously to The Intrepid Tourist. I thank her for sharing her photos and report of her trip in July to London and the Lake District, with an eye to special connections to children’s literature.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog and Cathy
After three days in The Lake District we were back in London and a visit to Leicester Square to see these literary statues—very whimsical.
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Gene Kelly
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Paddington Bear
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Harry Potter
Lots of school groups out viewing them also.
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Covent Garden Market
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Covent Garden neighborhood
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Covent Garden neighborhood
Spent some time wandering through Covent Garden before the theater to see Tina, which was excellent!
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The London Eye Giant Ferris Wheel
Since we have seen the usual tourist attractions before, we didn’t take in many on this trip, except during a rest by the Thames, where we had an excellent view of the giant Ferris wheel, the London Eye, built for the Millenium.
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Historical marker on house where Monty Python film maker lived 1976-1987.
Unfortunately my second week in London was spent in quarantine when Covid struck. Still, it was a memorable trip and time with my daughter!
Part 1 of Cathy's trip to England posted on August 8, 2022.